U.S. Independence
The war where the U.S. fought for independence from the British.
What is the Revolutionary War?
Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in...
What is 1492?
The journey of Native Americans who were removed from the southeast region of the United States was known as...
What is the Trail of Tears?
A nonbinary figure from early America who considered themselves to be a religious prophet (need full title).
Who is The Public Universal Friend?
A war that Whigs, Abolitionists, and Mexican citizens may have considered an invasion.
What is the US/Mexico War?
The year that the U.S. capital was moved from Philadelphia to DC: 1. 1776 2. 1790 3. 1800
What is 1800?
The name of the first permanent colony that the pilgrims established.
What is Plymouth Rock?
An incident where British redcoats killed five civilian colonists. This event took place in 1770 and caused outrage among colonists.
What is the Boston Massacre?
A Democratic president elected in 1844 who LOVED Manifest Destiny (need first and last).
Who is James Polk?
Manifest Destiny inspired this event, which ultimately led to the U.S. bordering Spanish-controlled Mexico and led to conflict later on.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
A document that organized the U.S. into a weak central government and strong state governments; the first formal attempt at government post-independence.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
The Indigenous group that was involved in the first Thanksgiving: 1. Sioux 2. Wampanoag 3. Cherokee
Who are the Wampanoag? (Massachusetts)
This song was often used to guide enslaved people to freedom by secretly telling them to follow the big dipper constellation.
What is "Follow the Drinkin' Gourd"?
An abolitionist who is said to be the new face of the $20 bill.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
The name of the fort that George Washington established near Fort Duquesne during the French and Indian War
What is Fort Necessity?
This was the year of the first 4th of July
What is 1776?
This sweatshop had a fire in it due to the dangerous working conditions and many women died (looking for the name of the sweatshop).
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
The main author of the Constitution. He also worked closely with Alexander Hamilton to write the Federalist Papers.
Who is James Madison?
A war between the French and the British that left the French with no land in the U.S.
What is the French and Indian War or Seven Years' War?
The King of Britain when the U.S. declared Independence.
Who is King George III?
An explorer for the Vikings who was said to have "discovered" North America before Columbus.
Who is Leif Ericson?
The year the stock market crashed and started the Great Depression.
What is 1929?
A man who led a rebellion alongside enslaved Africans against elite white colonists and Indigenous Americans because the governor of Virginia refused his request to drive out Indigenous Americans.
Who is Nathaniel Bacon?
The deadliest war in human history. BONUS 200 points (only if you guess the war correctly): Estimate the total fatalities of both civilians and soldiers—must be within the correct range
What is World War II? 50-85 million fatalities.